Welcome to Module 3: Empower Your Mind
This module will be divided into two parts.
The objectives for this week include:
- Identifying energy drains to eliminate
- Empowering your thinking by refocusing your mind from future possibilities of what could go wrong to what is going right
- Learning mindfulness strategies to help you be more present and calm when you get done with your work day
Summary:
- Remember to identify what drains your energy so you can reverse engineer these to maximize your energy through minimizing contact with them or substituting a more energizing alternative
- Pay attention to the language you use: Replace “I can’t” with “I prefer not to” and “I should” with “I want to”
- Practice using mantras to align your mind with the results you want
- Reroute your thoughts by asking: 1) What’s going right; 2) What’s the next best thing?
- Visualize success and involve all your senses to heighten the experience
- Focus on what you know
- Don’t take things personally
Included in this week’s module is a guided mindfulness exercise.
This Week’s Tasks
Continue:
- Organizing your space
- Reviewing your day and jotting down notes
- Practicing gratitude
Your New Challenge:
- Pay attention to worried or negative thoughts (energy drain) and return mindfully to the present moment
Bonus:
Read about ways your brain reacts during uncertain times and how mindfulness can help.